Walking Through The Rain:
No denying; no exaggeration; it was my first class personal experience rubber-stamped by God Almighty. I stand by my personal account.
Momentarily my write-ups stopped as I found myself walking through a rain that lasted almost two months. Walking through the breezy rain was like a pandemic of discoveries.
My writing pad, pen and sense of reasoning were completely drenched to the point that I could not fathom any provoking rhetoric.
It was God who took me on the imaginable journey through the rain exposing my entire life to me and what he is more than capable of doing with my complex life. I cannot begin to capture now the episode into writing other than to express my heartfelt and sincere gratitude to the Lord Almighty.
The Lord told me all the things I lost were meant to be lost as they were obstacles to prepare me for where he was taking me. The Lord emphasised that I was too consumed by the obstacles and goody-goodies that I took my eyes off him to do things my own way.
I wrongly began to elevate people in my life to the position of God to the point that I relied hundred per cent on them for my survivor and progression.
As God became insignificant in my life, gradually everything fell to pieces; the pillows that held my life together which in reality was God, disappeared. I was left facing the human sword and reprisals which nearly ended my life. The people I trusted the most became my fiercest enemies who would stop at nothing to nail me to the cross. Unknown to me for a long while I held onto them as they were killing me softly. I trust you’ve had the phrase before, sleeping with the enemy!!
As my life seems to be drawing to an end the Lord Almighty created a number of avenues that sucked away the monsters who presented themselves as friends. When this happened, I initially felt exposed and vulnerable and wondered how I would survive without them.
It took time for me to realise that God himself took them away in order to get my perspective right in life. I learnt so many lessons from human relations filled with deception of many magnitudes - sadly transcending from one generation to the next.
When I saw the other side of life I had no choice than to make a final and hopefully long-lasting commitment to follow God to the very everlasting end here on Earth and beyond.
The Lord made it crystal clear as I was walking through the rain that he will re-establish me and return all my losses not precisely the ones I lost in the first instance but the ones the enemy took away that rightfully belonged to me.
He assured me if I abide by his principles he will add new blessings, great adventures, long life and prosperity onto me. As I battled through the rain my vision blighted by the storm almost spontaneously as the voice dissipated Psalm 126 - verse 1 to 6 appeared in flashing gold before me:
Psalms 126:1-6 NKJV
When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” The LORD has done great things for us, And we are glad. Bring back our captivity, O LORD, As the streams in the South. Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him.
I appeal to you readers of this brief: walk through your storm critically evaluating the impact of the storm and how you got into the storm.
Ask God to melt your heart from any iota of bitterness and show complete gratitude to Him in the process no matter the severity of your experiences.
Yours and mine amount to a triumph of destiny!!!
Have a glorious and wonderful week ahead.
Israel Ayodele E. A. Lazarus Oshunremi
Bachelor of Arts, Honours In Education and Community Studies, University of East London;
Mentor/Educationalist/Public Speaker/Human Rights Activist/Author;
Founder and CEO of Lazarus Ayo Oshunremi Ventures.
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- 16 Apr, 2022
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